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OWNER

Hi I’m Jill Nelson, the designer and creative artist behind Jilly Bean Sewing.  I have been sewing for over 35+ years and a published author of the Waterfall Border T-shirt Quilt in Patchwork T-shirt Quilts by Fox Chapel Publishing Company. One of my favorite things is creating new memories for my clients while preserving their family history to keep for years.

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My Story

My story started when I watched my mother start her sewing business of teaching kids to sew back in 1986.  At 6 years old I would sneak downstairs to watch her teach! My mom saw my interest and started teaching me sewing skills. I would make headbands and scrunchies to sell in my parents Soc Shop store to make money! Then high school and college, I assisted teaching my mom to gain more experience. ​For the next few years, I went to college/school, got married, had 5 kids in 6 years, sewed matching clothing for my kids, made Christmas, birthday, wedding and baby shower gifts/quilts on the side. In 2015, I started making more quilts for my kids and did my first commission in 2017.​At that point in my life,  l realized I loved the process of helping people preserve their memories and using my creative ideas. I slowly did more blankets and finally in 2018, I started selling them on Etsy.   Since 2018 I have learned to free motion long arm quilt and absolutely loved creating unique t-shirt quilts. 

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